Esser - Brave Face

The haircut, being from the UK, and the idea of dropping your first name from the equation are not the only things that this young man has in common with my favorite British citizen. They also each have their own unique pop sensibilities and with that being said you should be hearing Esser's name more frequently in the near future.

I Love You is my favorite song on the album... The whole album is pretty damn catchy though.

Datarock - Red

The first single is Give It Up and someone should have told them to do so before they went into the studio

Son Volt - American Central Dust

Thank goodness for leaks. I will be purchasing this the day it comes out in July, but until then I will be savoring my unsavory digital copy. I know it is blasphemous to say such a thing, but I believe that Son Volt is the better of the two ex Uncle Tupelo bands (the other being Wilco of course). This album like almost everything Jay Farrar touches is genius. You need it.

*Song has been removed. I will try to get a stream closer to the actual release*

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

I listened to 'Alphabetical' a lot when it came out, but somehow forgot about this band shortly thereafter. I really couldn't tell you why (possibly the short attention span... who knows.)

French alternative band...? A modern day jangle pop band...? However you want to describe this band/release it is pretty stellar. You need to get it when it comes out next month.

*The songs that I had posted had to be removed*

Bangarang

Another installment of songs that I have recently stumbled upon.

Kid Sister - Life On Tv

Calvin Harris - Im Not Alone (Extended Mix)

Don Diablo - Too Cool For School (Original / Trevor Loveys / In Flagranti Medley)

Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler (Jesse Rose Remix)

Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT remix)

Jamie Foxx - Blame It (BOLTAN Remix)

FnDannyBoy - Raining Blood (FnDannyBoy Mix)

All of them here

Bands that you've never heard about, but should have. The Screamers

The Screamers were one of those bands that history just somehow overlooked. This band that the Dead Kennedys , the Germs, the Dils and many of the other seminal left coast bands opened up for escaped notice and disappeared into obscurity while the aforementioned openers went on to cult like statuses.

It may be that there was never a proper Screamers recording, it may be that the world just wasn't ready for synth/art punk at the time, or maybe it is some worldwide conspiracy to cover up a truly great band? Who knows...?

For more Screamers info check out their Unofficial Page and listen to some of these live/demo recordings.

Magazine Love (Whisky, LA 1/6/78)

Matar Dolores (Pat Garrett Demos 7/7/77)

In A Better World (Marbuhay Gardens 9/2/78)

Get all 3 here

If you like this stuff you can purchase their double cd from Xeroid Recordings

Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band - Outer South

I can honestly say I have never liked more than a song or two on any given album that I have been forced to listen to by Bright Eyes. So when I had the opportunity to get this album I was excited to tear it apart. I sat down to listen to it with a giant smile on my face just waiting anxiously for the first thing to make fun of. Here I sit on listen #2 and I have yet to find any major fault with it. Upon further examination I must say that he has matured quite a bit from the obnoxiously drunk love struck 8th grader that I once took him for and that if all of the releases he appeared on sounded this well put together that I would own his entire collection.

It's a toss up which song I like the best on this one, so check out these songs: Difference Is Time and Big Black Nothing.

The Mountain Goats & John Vanderslice - Moon Colony Bloodbath

I remember the first time I heard the Mountain Goats. I was riding around in my friend Caroline's car in Baltimore. She had a handful of tracks off of 'Tallahassee' and song or two off of 'All Hail West Texas' on a mix cd. Imagine folk songs that were witty and sarcastic enough to please my punk rock sensibilities, and without the short comings of most of the new singer/songwriters. I thought John Darnielle was reinventing the wheel. He has progressed over the years, his songwriting has improved, and his lyrics have seemed to become more personal. Add that with some John Vanderslice mixed in and how could you possibly go wrong?

You Must Hear Sudden Oak Death

Paper Route - Absence

This album is getting rave reviews across the board from magazines and people who I thought had some taste. What do I know? Better yet what do they know? It is catchy and I would rather hear this than most of what is played on the radio, but that isn't saying much. Paper Route is the easy listening version of the Postal Service.

Loops in the music, an over polished voice, and a major label budget just couldn't make anything about this stand out. The best song is the first one, Enemy Among Us.

Double Dagger - More

Double Dagger's new album is kind of amazing. I must have missed the boat on their second release, but I've had their "S/t" album since I purchased it off the band back in 03. This album seems to be a little bit more fuzzed out and less hipster than the previous release which isn't a bad thing in the slightest. More is abrasive, discordant, and really everything you could possibly ask of it. I will be listening to this MORE and I recommend you do the same.

Camouflage has been played more than any other song thus far... You need it.

Not At My Wedding

I am lucky enough to DJ weddings for some pretty amazing people. These are some songs that I would never play at a wedding.





Double Dagger - I Was So Bored I Wanted To Hang Myself On The Dancefloor

Cream Abdul Babar - Jennifer Aniston's Pussy

Little Teeth - Between My Ears

Flag Of Democracy - Bag of Lime

Daniel Johnston - Walking The Cow

Holy Molar - You've Had More Kids Pulled Out of That Thing Than a Burning Orphanage

Get Them All Here

PS I love all of these songs... A LOT

Dance Versions of songs you know

OK so when I am Djing for 4+ hours sometimes it gets a little boring/tedious (not because it isn't a great time, but more because you start running out of ideas or losing focus.)

When this happens I always seem to start playing dance versions of songs everyone knows...


Fast Foot - Eye of the Tiger (2009 Club Remix)

Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (Benny Benassi Remix)

Meterhead - Newness

Notorious BIG - Juicy 2009 (3 Bad Brothaz Electro Mix)

Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (Tom Neville Dub Remix) *Thanks to Stoneyroads.com*

Britney Spears - Gimme More (Eli/Grayson mix featuring Amanda Blank)

A-trak - Sir Duke

All of them Here

The Loose Cannons

I haven't heard much by these guys, so when I got an email earlier telling me to check out their new mix I didn't know what to expect. I like it and will be playing it in my set this weekend for sure.

Lady Gaga - Starstruck (Loose Cannons Bump That Rmx)

*BONUS*
Speech Debelle - The Key (Loose Cannons Funny Likkle Style mix)